An Integration Model to Facilitate Occupational Safety Inspection through Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence for Working at High Locations in Buildings

Abstract

Accidents at the construction site, especially falls from height, are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries. In the construction industry, digital technologies such as Building information modeling (BIM), Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been identified as valuable tools to increase construction productivity, efficiency and safety. In this research, an integration model to facilitate occupational safety inspection through augmented reality and artificial intelligence for working at high locations in buildings is proposed. The business process model and system application model integration are shown in relation to the theoretical framework. A Structural Equation Model was developed to evaluate the proposed model and test the reliability, validity and contribution of the hypotheses. Research findings confirm the positive effect and importance of integration of technologies used in the proposed model on occupational safety auditing. The proposed model digitizes the occupational safety information of teams working at high locations with analytical capabilities and optimizes the decision-making process.